Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is a former marine and
Vietnam veteran who has moved to Manhattan and started working as a night time
cab driver.He’s an insomniac, so he
works long shifts each night since he would be awake anyway.During the day, he likes to frequent porn
theaters.As he gradually gets to know
the city, he sees the decadence of New York in the mid-70s for what it truly is.He sees crooked politicians, smalltime
criminals, and desperate prostitutes.Travis has a few screws loose and can’t take all of this.He decides to make a violent stand against
this decadence and corruption.In the
process, he rescues a child prostitute.Meanwhile, he pursues a romantic interest named Betsy (Cybill Shepherd)
who is a campaign volunteer for a New York senator.

Taxi Driver is one of those classic films that
every person breathing needs to see.You
can still see its influence even today.Every time somebody says that famous phrase “You talkin’ to me?”, you
have to think of the powerful, iconic performance by the legendary Robert De
Niro in this film and some truly magnificent filmmaking by Martin Scorsese.Taxi Driver
is a gritty, visceral film that focuses on the mental deterioration of a war
veteran.In Bickle’s mind, New York is
hell on earth, and he takes up arms to do his part.Scorsese brilliantly depicts this on
screen.There is nothing else in cinema
quite like this.Taxi Driver undoubtedly belongs on any movie lover’s bucket list.